2022 Seattle Storm season 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association
The 2022 Seattle Storm seasonWomen's National Basketball Association . This was the first season back in the newly renovated Climate Pledge Arena .[ 1]
On June 16, 2022, Sue Bird announced that this season would be her final one and that she would be retiring after the season.[ 2]
The Storm started the season with an opening day win, but went on to lose their next three games. They turned their fortunes around after the three game losing streak, and went on a four-game winning streak to end the month of May 5–3. June started with two straight losses, but then the team won four games straight. They won three of their last five games to finish June 7–4. They started July strong, losing one of their first six games in the month. The end of the month saw the team only get two wins out of six games, with five of those six games being on the road. They finished July 7–5 and clinched a playoff spot on July 30. The Storm went 3–2 in August, with their only two losses coming to the first place Las Vegas Aces . They finished the season 22–14, tied for fourth with Washington . They were awarded the 4th seed based on having a better regular season record vs. Washington.
In their First Round series, the Storm had home court advantage as the fourth seed, and faced off against the fifth seeded Washington Mystics. The Storm won a close game one 86–83. They took advantage of their home court and won game two by thirteen points, to sweep the series. In the Semifinals, they were up against the first seeded Aces. The Storm won another close game one, 76–73 in Las Vegas. However, they would go on to lose the next three games and lose the series three games to one. Most of the games in the series were close, with game two being decided by four points, game three going into overtime, and game four being decided by five points.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Trades and Roster Changes
Date
Transaction
January 4, 2022
Extended Qualifying Offers to Stephanie Talbot , Jordin Canada , and Mercedes Russell [ 3]
January 14, 2022
Extended a Core Qualifying Offer to Jewell Loyd [ 4]
January 21, 2022
Hired Pokey Chatman and Ebony Hoffman as assistant coaches[ 5]
February 1, 2022
Re-Signed Jewell Loyd to a Two-Year Deal[ 6] [ 7]
Re-Signed Mercedes Russell to a Three-Year Deal[ 8] [ 9]
February 2, 2022
Re-Signed Breanna Stewart to a One-Year Deal[ 10] [ 11]
Signed Briann January to a One-Year Deal[ 12] [ 13]
February 3, 2022
Traded Katie Lou Samuelson and the 9th pick in the 2022 WNBA draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Gabby Williams .[ 14]
February 4, 2022
Signed Stephanie Talbot to a training-camp contract[ 15]
February 5, 2022
Rescinded the Qualifying Offer to Jordin Canada [ 16]
February 18, 2022
Signed Sue Bird to a One-Year Deal[ 17]
February 24, 2022
Signed Lauren Manis to a training-camp contract[ 18]
March 21, 2022
Signed Jantel Lavender to a training-camp contract[ 19]
April 11, 2022
Traded the rights to Lorela Cubaj to the New York Liberty in exchange for a 2nd Round Pick in the 2023 Draft
April 14, 2022
Signed Elissa Cunane and Evina Westbrook to rookie-scale contracts
Signed Paisley Harding, Jenna Giacone, and Raina Perez to training-camp contracts[ 20]
April 26, 2022
Waived Lauren Manis[ 21]
April 30, 2022
Waived Paisley Harding and Jenna Giacone[ 22]
May 2, 2022
Signed Reshanda Gray to a training-camp contract[ 23]
Waived Elissa Cunane and Raina Perez[ 24]
May 4, 2022
Waived Evina Westbrook , Mikiah Herbert Harrigan , and Kennedy Burke [ 25]
May 11, 2022
Signed Raina Perez to a Hardship Contract[ 26]
May 13, 2022
Signed Kaela Davis to a Hardship Contract[ 27]
May 16, 2022
Released Raina Perez from her Hardship Contract
May 18, 2022
Released Kaela Davis from her Hardship Contract
May 27, 2022
Signed Kiana Williams to a Hardship Contract[ 28]
May 28, 2022
Signed Kaela Davis to a Hardship Contract[ 29]
June 2, 2022
Released Kiana Williams and Kaela Davis from their Hardship Contracts
June 3, 2022
Signed Kiana Williams to a Hardship Contract
June 4, 2022
Released Kiana Williams from her Hardship Contract[ 30]
June 24, 2022
Waived Reshanda Gray [ 31]
June 28, 2022
Signed Tina Charles [ 32]
Roster
2022 Seattle Storm roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB From
Yrs
G 10
Bird, Sue
5' 9" (1.75m)
150 lb (68kg)
1980-10-16
Connecticut
18
C 31
Charles, Tina
6' 4" (1.93m)
192 lb (87kg)
1988-12-05
Connecticut
12
G 20
January, Briann
5' 8" (1.73m)
148 lb (67kg)
1987-01-11
Arizona State
13
F 14
Lavender, Jantel
6' 4" (1.93m)
185 lb (84kg)
1988-11-12
Ohio State
10
G 24
Loyd, Jewell
5' 10" (1.78m)
148 lb (67kg)
1993-10-05
Notre Dame
7
C 13
Magbegor, Ezi
6' 4" (1.93m)
176 lb (80kg)
1999-08-13
Australia
2
G 11
Prince, Epiphanny
5' 9" (1.75m)
179 lb (81kg)
1988-01-11
Rutgers
12
C 21
Russell, Mercedes
6' 6" (1.98m)
195 lb (88kg)
1995-07-27
Tennessee
4
F 30
Stewart, Breanna
6' 4" (1.93m)
170 lb (77kg)
1994-08-27
Connecticut
5
F 7
Talbot, Stephanie
6' 2" (1.88m)
192 lb (87kg)
1994-06-15
Australia
4
F 5
Williams, Gabby
5' 11" (1.8m)
172 lb (78kg)
1996-09-09
Connecticut
3
Head coach
Noelle Quinn (UCLA )Assistant coaches
Pokey Chatman (LSU )Ebony Hoffman (USC )Fresno Pacific )Athletic trainer
Caroline Durocher
Legend (C) Team captain(FA) Free agent(IN) Inactive(S) Suspended
Depth
Schedule
Preseason
Regular Season
2022 game log
May: 5–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 0–2)
June
: 7–4 (Home: 3–3; Road: 4–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
9
June 3
Dallas
L 51–68
Breanna Stewart (27)
Breanna Stewart (8)
Briann January (7)
Climate Pledge Arena 5–4
10
June 5
Connecticut
L 86–93
Ezi Magbegor (19)
Ezi Magbegor (7)
Jewell Loyd (7)
Climate Pledge Arena 5–5
11
June 7
Atlanta
W 72–60
Jewell Loyd (26)
Magbegor Stewart (7)
Sue Bird (6)
Climate Pledge Arena 6–5
12
June 10
@ Dallas
W 89–88
Breanna Stewart (32)
Breanna Stewart (11)
Gabby Williams (9)
College Park Center 7–5
13
June 12
@ Dallas
W 84–79
Breanna Stewart (25)
Breanna Stewart (8)
Sue Bird (7)
College Park Center 8–5
14
June 14
@ Minnesota
W 81–79
Breanna Stewart (29)
Gabby Williams (10)
Gabby Williams (8)
Target Center 9–5
15
June 17
@ Connecticut
L 71–82
Breanna Stewart (19)
Breanna Stewart (7)
Breanna Stewart (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 9–6
16
June 19
@ New York
W 81–72
Gabby Williams (23)
Stewart Williams (9)
Jewell Loyd (7)
Barclays Center 10–6
17
June 23
Washington
W 85–71
Jewell Loyd (22)
Breanna Stewart (9)
Sue Bird (8)
Climate Pledge Arena 11–6
18
June 25
Los Angeles
L 77–85
Breanna Stewart (28)
Breanna Stewart (7)
Sue Bird (6)
Climate Pledge Arena 11–7
19
June 29
Las Vegas
W 88–78
Jewell Loyd (24)
Ezi Magbegor (8)
Sue Bird (6)
Climate Pledge Arena 12–7
July
: 7–5 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
20
July 1
Indiana
W 73–57
Breanna Stewart (20)
Tina Charles (8)
Jewell Loyd (7)
Climate Pledge Arena 13–7
21
July 3
@ Atlanta
L 76–90
Breanna Stewart (19)
Ezi Magbegor (7)
January Prince (4)
Gateway Center Arena 13–8
22
July 5
@ Indiana
W 95–73
Jewell Loyd (25)
Ezi Magbegor (11)
Sue Bird (5)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 14–8
23
July 7
@ Los Angeles
W 106–69
Breanna Stewart (23)
Ezi Magbegor (11)
Jewell Loyd (7)
Crypto.com Arena 15–8
24
July 12
Dallas
W 83–74
Breanna Stewart (19)
Tina Charles (9)
Sue Bird (7)
Climate Pledge Arena 16–8
25
July 17
Indiana
W 81–65
Breanna Stewart (25)
Stewart Williams (8)
Sue Bird (6)
Climate Pledge Arena 17–8
26
July 20
@ Chicago
L 74–78
Breanna Stewart (24)
Charles Williams (6)
Bird Loyd (4)
Wintrust Arena 17–9
27
July 22
@ Phoenix
L 78–94
Breanna Stewart (22)
Breanna Stewart (14)
Bird Loyd Williams (5)
Footprint Center 17–10
28
July 24
Atlanta
W 82–72
Tina Charles (27)
Tina Charles (15)
Sue Bird (5)
Climate Pledge Arena 18–10
29
July 28
@ Connecticut
L 83–88
Breanna Stewart (17)
Tina Charles (10)
Sue Bird (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 18–11
30
July 30
@ Washington
W 82–77
Breanna Stewart (18)
Tina Charles (9)
Sue Bird (7)
Entertainment and Sports Arena 19–11
31
July 31
@ Washington
L 75–78
Breanna Stewart (23)
Charles Stewart (5)
Sue Bird (7)
Entertainment and Sports Arena 19–12
August
: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
2022 season schedule
Playoffs
2022 playoff game log
First Round vs. Washington Mystics
Semifinals vs. Las Vegas Aces
2022 playoff schedule
Standings
Notes
(#) x – Clinched playoff berthe – Eliminated from playoff contentionSource: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Playoffs
Bold Series winner
Statistics
Regular Season
‡ Waived/Released during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
Playoffs
Awards and honors
References
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